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Hepatitis E Virus Transmission from Wild Boar Meat
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Dec 2005
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 11(12):1958-1960.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We investigated a case of hepatitis E acquired after persons ate wild boar meat. Genotype 3 hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA was detected in both patient serum and wild boar meat. These findings provided direct evidence of zoonotic foodborne transmission of HEV from a wild boar to a human.
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